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you_o shall_v affirm_v it_o be_v no_o new_a doctrine_n you_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v none_o other_o author_n fautor_n and_o follower_n of_o this_o doctrine_n but_o heretic_n and_o in_o particular_a martyr_n a_o lutheran_n upon_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o st._n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n orthodox_n i_o have_v make_v no_o long_a repetition_n but_o only_o a_o short_a remembrance_n of_o some_o former_a speech_n what_o need_v such_o a_o hot_a reprehension_n for_o put_v you_o only_o in_o mind_n what_o i_o have_v say_v before_o now_o then_o sir_n your_o error_n 1._o in_o defence_n of_o your_o opinion_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la you_o find_v no_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o warrant_v your_o assertion_n whereupon_o you_o fall_v into_o this_o new_a and_o strange_a doctrine_n that_o exemption_n hold_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o that_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v law_n divine_a or_o the_o law_n of_o god_n no_o marvel_n for_o i_o suppose_v you_o have_v speak_v 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province_n hereof_o none_o of_o the_o â—_z to_o my_o knowledge_n at_o least_o have_v ever_o doubt_v sotus_n nâ—varrus_n and_o conarrwias_n require_v beside_o the_o canon_n the_o consent_n of_o all_o that_o be_v interest_v the_o reason_n because_o when_o the_o pâ—pâ—_n not_o be_v otherwise_o dominis_n totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la jurâ—_n divino_fw-la lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o temporal_n by_o god_n law_n make_v any_o canon_n prejudicial_a to_o lâ—ick_a jurisdiction_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v they_o stand_v in_o any_o force_n and_o verâ—uâ—_n for_o the_o say_a canon_n to_o be_v protest_v by_o thâ—_n content_a of_o he_o that_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o say_a jurisdiction_n otherwise_o there_o will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o say_a canon_n a_o mere_a nullity_n this_o doctrine_n be_v hold_v for_o most_o certain_a by_o conarrwias_n by_o sotus_n by_o navarrus_n by_o medina_n novit_n navar._n cap._n novit_n and_o all_o those_o who_o treat_v of_o this_o 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your_o action_n when_o the_o lord_n be_v certain_a and_o sure_a their_o action_n be_v not_o sinful_a doubtless_o the_o lord_n will_v stand_v to_o his_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a wisdom_n but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o his_o vicar_n may_v err_v and_o have_v actual_o err_v in_o judiciis_fw-la facti_fw-la in_o certain_a and_o evident_a matter_n who_o doubt_v there_o be_v no_o stand_v to_o his_o judgement_n no_o man_n ever_o affirm_v the_o pope_n judgement_n concern_v sin_n whether_o a_o thing_n be_v or_o be_v not_o sin_n shall_v be_v interpose_v in_o certain_a matter_n but_o only_o profess_v that_o in_o matter_n doubtful_a man_n shall_v stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o superior_a and_o who_o that_o superior_a may_v be_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o occurrence_n i_o refer_v myself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o doctor_n 5._o the_o question_n in_o controversy_n between_o the_o lord_n of_o veâ—â—â—â—_n and_o the_o pope_n you_o say_v 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